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Lynch convoy plagued by map error, fatigue
Washington Times ^ | Friday, July 11, 2003 | By Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 07/10/2003 10:31:28 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:05:13 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

A commander's map-reading mistake, acute fatigue and a harsh desert environment combined to imperil the 507th Maintenance Company in a fierce Iraqi ambush that killed 11 soldiers and produced the capture of Pfc. Jessica Lynch, the Army says in a report.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1stsgtdowdy; 3rdid; 507th; captking; jessicalynch; kia; marines; pfclynch; pfcpiestewa; pow; rowanscarborough; usmc
Friday, July 11, 2003

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1 posted on 07/10/2003 10:31:28 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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2 posted on 07/10/2003 10:32:28 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: JohnHuang2
A commander's map-reading mistake

Poor excuse given GPS, cellphones, and computers.

A lensatic needle and a contour map is all you should really need - but I guess they don't teach that anymore in OCS.

3 posted on 07/10/2003 10:36:44 PM PDT by StatesEnemy
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Well that and realizing that passing a bunch of Iraqiis on the side of the road that you might be going the wrong way.
4 posted on 07/10/2003 11:33:12 PM PDT by lelio
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To: StatesEnemy
Oh great, here come you arm chair warriors telling us how you'd never ever make a mistake. Right.
5 posted on 07/11/2003 8:25:55 AM PDT by jlogajan
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